Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laugō

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 This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

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Pronunciation

Noun

*laugō f [1]

  1. (North Germanic) bath, wash
    Synonym: *baþą
  2. (West Germanic) soap, lye
    Synonyms: *lauþrą, *saipǭ

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *laugō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laugō *laugôz
vocative *laugō *laugôz
accusative *laugǭ *laugōz
genitive *laugōz *laugǫ̂
dative *laugōi *laugōmaz
instrumental *laugō *laugōmiz

Descendants

The descendants mean "bath" in North Germanic, but "lye" in West Germanic.

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lauʒō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 238
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